The Indianapolis journal., 1887-10-09
The Hoosiers Rally at the Close and
Again Defeat the DetrOits.
They Make Seven Runs in the Eighth Inn
ing-The Best TailEnders the League
Has Ever IIad-Games Elsewhere.
The League Championship Record.
They won the Last Game.

One Of the largest crowds of the season wit
messed the playing off of the game between the
Indianapolis and Detroit clubs yesterday after
noon The contest was intensely exciting at the
close, when, with the score eight TO four against
them the home club rallied and won the game,
making seven runs in the eighth inning The
visitors up to that point, had done the best
work, both at the bat and in the field, and it
seemed like they were certain to win. Shreves
pitching was not very ehec'ire, s aha tha
Detroits weakened in his work at critical times
The features of the game were double play
by Gasscock alone, who caught line hit from
from Rowes bat and put out Bennett at second,
Richardson's hitting. Arundeps back-stop work
aud Denny's home-run in the ninth inning,
which not credited in the score. because the
game was called before the inning was played
out
When the Detroit players appeared upon the
grounds they wore button hole bouquets which
were presented to them by young ladies' from
Detroit visiting In this city.
In the fourtn inning Brouthers spraned his
Dnkle while running TO second base and Bennett
bad TO take his place.
The home club began the run-eetting in the
fret inning. After Seery had struck out Glass
cock made a single hit, stole second. and scored
on Brouthers's bad throw to third. In the fifth
inning Brown made safe hit over Rowe's head,
stole second and advanced to third on Shreves
out at first. Arundel brought him in on clean
hit TO center; two-bagger by Seery and Dun
laps failure to stop hit by Glasscock let in two
runs No more runs were made until the
eighth inning, when Glasscock led off with
single to center. Denny followed with a hit TO
left field and Shomberg knocked IA ball to White,
which he failed to pick up. allowing Glasscoek
to reach home. McGeachy was hit on
sna @ .h. base" bases were again filed Bassots knocked
the ball to Conway, who threw to CAMEL in such
way that her could not touch Denny, who
reached the plate in safety. Brown hit to BEN
nett, who threw home. and CAMEL muffed the
ball allowing Shombere to score Shreve made
a nit past first base, bringing in McGeachy. Bas-
sstt and Brown. and Shreve reached second
in safety, owing to tumble of Thompson
Shreve scored on Arundel's and Seery's flies and
Glasscock's hit. The latter tried to reach
second but was caught by Thompson and Dun
lap The seven runs placed Indianapolis three
ahead in the score. The crowd cheered contin-
uonsly and wildly, even the ladies joining heart
lily in the demonstrations.
The visitors made their first runs in the
Dnd inning, when Thompson got his base by be-
Ing hit bv q pitched ball, stole second and scored
Dn Arundels failure to stop the ball on the re-
lurn of Dunlap's hit to right field. Dunlap
cored on Browns muff of q line fly batted by
Hanlon. Brouthers scored in the next inning
On a fve-ball hit, a steal of second and a three
base hit by Thompson. In the fifth inning m
.asy grounder from Conwsy's bat went between
Bassetts legs and the runner reached third
base, and scored on two-base hit by Richard
SOD. Singles by Dunlap and Hanlon and sac
rifce yielded one moro run in the sixth inning.
In the seventh, singles by Richardson and Ben
nett, a three Dagger by Rowe and outs by
Thompson and Dunlap brought in three runs.
In the eighth, singles by Conway and Richard
son and wild throw to third by Brown yielded
The last
In the beginning of the ninth inning Denny
led off with a home run, which brought him q
shower of silver at the home plate amounting to
800. The Detroits had enough and insisted on
the game being called on account of darkness
The umpire complied with their request. Fol-
lowing is the score: